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IGN: GC 2008: Home Update

Home. Gamers have been waiting for it for quite some time now and some were beginning to think it would never arrive at all. But here at the German Games Convention, Home did in fact make an appearance at the top of a stylish, multi-tiered patio structure built into Sony's booth. IGN had the pleasure of sitting down with Martijn Van Der Meulen, a Producer on Home, to talk about what's going on with the free software that promises to revolutionize the way PS3 owners interact with one another online.

ice_prophecy6478d ago

"Meulen said that items like clothing, furniture and other knickknacks can be unlocked and also rewarded through other external games. Games can communicate with Home, so if you beat, for example, God of War 3, maybe you'll unlock a Kratos t-shirt in Home to wear. These sorts of possibilities are definitely exciting because this gives developers another avenue to not only promote their products but give gamers a little bonus for playing their games."

I believe this concept has more latent potential than Achievements or Trophies. Just needs to expand a bit.

CViper6478d ago (Edited 6478d ago )

Home has a ton of potential, but its just annoying to sit around and wait on it. So, blah until it comes out. Ill be all over buying outfits and stupid stuff for fun.

But the wait is KILLING ME.

ScratchMarks6478d ago

Trophies are an integral part of Home. It doesn't really make sense to talk about them as separate things.

The trophies you earn and your trophy level will reward you with things inside of Home.

This is something Microsoft really screwed up when they copied the Skill Point system that Insomniac has had in their games for their achievements. Skill points you earned rewarded you with player skins and unlocked bonus game features instead of some pointless 'gamer score' that no one cares about.

ofx3606477d ago (Edited 6477d ago )

@Scratch - Just so you know MS has said that they would be doing the clothing/reward thing.
@Ice - I think you were saying that the clothing/reward thing would be better thanachievement/trophies, and I agree but that would definitely hinder development time. Making an icon is cake but making clothing or rewards would probably be harder. I could see clothing/reward after you get platinum or after you complete a very hard achievement(in some games, I wouldn't expect all games to have this) but not a whole entire reward system based on clothing

Hububla6477d ago

MS is initiating a clothes reward system.. on a barely 3D copy of the Mii... woopee.. you get to see a low poly shirt that a 5 year old could have designed.. plus you wont just get clothes in Home.. i bet you will get cool things like posters and junk to hang on ur walls i think it would be cool a have a chamaran statue or something to put in ur apartment for Resistance 2

RememberThe3576477d ago

You could have a statue of El Dorado from Uncharted or octocamo for your avatar. It would be pretty damn cool if they did the GTA: San Andreas RPG thing where you could eat a lot and get your character fat or you could goto the GYM and get him ripped.

thereapersson6476d ago

You could say the wait is KILLZOWNING you... ;)

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pwnsause6478d ago

"First and foremost, Meulen told me (without hesitation) that it is a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year. He has absolutely no doubt that this will be the case, so it looks like the long wait to come Home is finally reaching its conclusion."

There you go, for those who were neisaying

beavis4play6477d ago

don't you think for a minute that the naysayers will stop. they'll just change the topic.

Skyreno6478d ago

Sweet !!! im glad they putting new stuff in home, also is free im glad and is coming in the end of this year ...maybe ^^

originalrece6477d ago

if they could tell me when it comes out that would make me sooooo happy but for now ill just play my cod4 risistance uncharted motorstorm and cant wait for lbp god of war 3 and the most excited for Killzone 2 baby!!!!

beavis4play6477d ago

man, that's some good gaming your talkin there!

Premonition6477d ago (Edited 6477d ago )

Question now is when will home beta invites go out for the US, hopefully its some time next week.

update: No that was for Japan and UK, I havent heard anything for the US as of yet.

pwnsause6477d ago

Home Beta Invites went out a long time ago for the extended beta, yout about a week late there buddy.

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